Breadcrumb trail

Summary

Implementation of Incident Command System throughout Canadian Coast Guard

Internal and external notification procedures and practices

Ongoing:

Clarifying communication protocols with partners

Snapshot of Progress on Recommended Action Items

Ongoing: 15%

Completed: 85%

Recommendations of the Independent Review of the M/V Marathassa Environmerntal Response Operation

Recommendations

Recommended Actions

Status

Recommendation #1

Review and amend National Incident Notification Procedure to include more specific criteria for pollution reporting.

Completed

Recommendation #2

Initiate joint review of alerting and notification procedures with provincial emergency and environmental agencies in British Columbia.

Completed

Recommendation #3

Collectively review Letter of Understanding with Transport Canada and the Port of Vancouver to ensure understanding of roles, responsibilities and mandates, and update terminology used to ensure common language between partners.

Ongoing

Recommendation #5

Develop the Greater Vancouver Integrated Pollution Response Plan (GVIPRP) to allow the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada and the Port of Vancouver to identify the skills, capabilities and capacity the Port of Vancouver will require to investigate and assess reports of pollution within Port boundaries.

Completed

Recommendation #6

Provide copies of all existing regional marine pollution response agreements, including Letter of Understanding with the Port of Vancouver to Coast Guard Western Region, Environmental Response personnel and senior management.

Completed

Recommendation #7

Canadian Coast Guard’s senior management to encourage use of precautionary principle to ensure effective and timely environmental response to pollution incidents.

Completed

Recommendation #8

Continue working with Transport Canada and local partners to develop Area Response Plan (ARP) for Southern British Columbia waters.

Ongoing

Recommendation #9

Apply National Response Team concept to assist in response to marine pollution incidents.

Completed

Recommendation #10

Develop surge-training program to provide additional Incident Command System training to Canadian Coast Guard and Department of Fisheries and Oceans regional and headquarters staff (core personnel).

Analyse use of Emergency Operations Centres to enhance coordination and executive decision-making in support of incident response.

Completed

Recommendation #14

With partners and stakeholders, identify Incident Command Post locations for the southern part of the British Columbia pilot area during development of the Area Response Plan and the Greater Vancouver Integrated Pollution Response Plan.

Completed

Recommendation #15

Employ Incident Command System coaches and mentors to support appropriate use of Incident Command System rules and application of best practices during large scale incidents until all necessary Canadian Coast Guard staff are trained.

Completed

Recommendation #20

Define operational requirements that will identify best platform for a Common Operating Picture.

Completed

Recommendation #21

Ensure communication strategies are in place for approval and release of joint statements from a Unified Command.

Completed

Recommendation #22

Amend communication strategies to ensure protocols are in place for accelerated regional approval process during incidents.